Brendan Fraser is finally speaking about The Mummy 4 and what he calls the movie he's always wanted to make. In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Fraser said he's been waiting 20 years for the chance to make the film he truly envisioned.

"The one I wanted to make was never made," he told the Associated Press, noting that the third installment was an attempt to capitalize on that year’s Summer Olympics in Beijing.

"NBC had the rights to broadcast the Olympics that year," explained Fraser. "So they put two together and we went to China. Working in Shanghai, an incredible experience. I’m proud of the third one because I think it’s a good standalone movie. We picked up and did what we do with a different crew on deck and gave it our best shot."

Fraser continued, "But the one I wanted to make is forthcoming. And I’ve been waiting 20 years for this call. Sometimes it was loud, sometimes it was a faint telegraph. Now? It’s time to give the fans what they want."

It remains to be seen whether any of the other Mummy cast members will return alongside Fraser and Weisz, but I really hope they bring back Oded Fehr as Ardeth Bay. As a young teenager, he was just about the coolest character I’d ever seen. I loved his fights with Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje in the sequel.

Brendan Fraser's career experienced a major resurgence in 2022 with the release of The Whale, which earned him an Oscar statue as well as a Golden Globe nomination. He followed that up by appearing in Killers of the Flower Moon, Brothers, and, now, Rental Family. He'll be playing Dwight D. Eisenhower in next year's war film Pressure.

Source: Press Release